Not to be confused with Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax or Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard.
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| Sainte-Sophie | |
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| Municipality | |
| Sainte-Sophie | |
 Sainte-Sophie's church | |
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 Location within La Rivière-du-Nord RCM | |
  Sainte-SophieLocation in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°49′N 73°54′W / 45.817°N 73.900°W / 45.817; -73.900 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Laurentides |
| RCM | La Rivière-du-Nord |
| Constituted | May 3, 2000 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Guy Lamothe |
| • Federal riding | Rivière-du-Nord |
| • Prov. riding | Rousseau |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 111.50 km (43.05 sq mi) |
| • Land | 111.20 km (42.93 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6.78 km (2.62 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Municipality | 18,080 |
| • Density | 162.6/km (421/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4,687 |
| • Urban density | 691.3/km (1,790/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  15.2% |
| • Dwellings | 7,490 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J5J |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-158  R-333 |
| Website | www |
Sainte-Sophie (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t sɔfi]) is a municipality in the Laurentides region of Quebec, Canada, part of the La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality.
History
The new Municipality of Sainte-Sophie was created on May 2, 2000, when the old Municipality of Sainte-Sophie was merged with the Village Municipality of New Glasgow.
Demographics
Population trend:
- Population in 2021: 18,080 (2016 to 2021 population change: 15.2%)
- Population in 2016: 15,690 (2011 to 2016 population change: 17.3%)
- Population in 2011: 13,375 (2006 to 2011 population change: 29.2%)
- Population in 2006: 10,355 (2001 to 2006 population change: 15.5%)
- Population in 2001: 8,966 (1996 to 2001 population change: 5.1%)
- Population in 1996: 8,534 (1991 to 1996 population change: 15.7%)
- Population in 1991: 7,377 (1986 to 1991 population change: 17%)
- Population in 1986: 6,304 (1981 to 1986 population change: 8%)
- Population in 1981: 5,838 (1976 to 1981 population change: 42.9%)
- Population in 1976: 4,084 (1971 to 1976 population change: 20.5%)
- Population in 1971: 3,388 (1966 to 1971 population change: 54.4%)
- Population in 1966: 2,195 (1961 to 1966 population change: 46.1%)
- Population in 1961: 1,502 (1956 to 1961 population change: 16.3%)
- Population in 1956: 1,292 (1951 to 1956 population change: 13.3%)
- Population in 1951: 1,140 (1941 to 1951 population change: -0.2%)
- Population in 1941: 1,142 (1931 to 1941 population change: 4.8%)
- Population in 1931: 1,090 (1921 to 1931 population change: 20.3%)
- Population in 1921: 906 (1911 to 1921 population change: -20.2%)
- Population in 1911: 1,135 (1901 to 1911 population change: 2.1%)
- Population in 1901: 1,112 (1891 to 1901 population change: -11.4%)
- Population in 1891: 1,255 (1881 to 1891 population change: -22.8%)
- Population in 1881: 1,625 (1871 to 1881 population change: 24%)
- Population in 1871: 1,311 (1861 to 1871 population change: -22.1%)
- Population in 1861: 1,684
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 7,211 (total dwellings: 7,490)
Education
The Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord operates French-language public schools.
- École primaire du Joli-Bois
- École primaire Jean-Moreau
- École primaire Sainte-Sophie
- The primary school Sacré-Coeur in Saint-Jérôme serves a section
- École secondaire Cap-Jeunesse and École secondaire des Hauts-Sommets in Saint-Jérôme
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools. Schools serving the town:
- Laurentia Elementary School in Saint-Jérôme
- Heritage Elementary School in Saint-Lin-Laurentides
- Laurentian Regional High School in Lachute
References
- "Sainte-Sophie". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56411". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 75028". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ "Tableau des données, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Profil du recensement, Recensement de 2021, Statistique Canada - Lac-Alouette, Quebec [Population centre]".
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- "Trouver une école ou un centre." Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord. Retrieved on September 24, 2017. For attendance boundary information, click "Par bassin d'école"
- "LAURENTIA ELEMENTARY ZONE Archived 2014-12-11 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.
- "HERITAGE ELEMENTARY ZONE"
- "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE Archived 2010-12-14 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.
External links
Media related to Sainte-Sophie at Wikimedia Commons
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